How to Install and Uninstall ovmf Package on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Last updated: May 16,2024

1. Install "ovmf" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install ovmf on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                ovmf
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "ovmf" package

This guide let you learn how to uninstall ovmf on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                ovmf
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the ovmf package on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Package: ovmf
Architecture: all
Version: 2024.02-1
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: extra
Section: misc
Source: edk2
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian QEMU Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 12872
Suggests: qemu-system-x86
Replaces: qemu-system-common (<< 1.7.0+dfsg-3ubuntu4)
Filename: pool/main/e/edk2/ovmf_2024.02-1_all.deb
Size: 4571982
MD5sum: 919d8b341bcb5aa8830f530b121a3075
SHA1: 61794b180e7568b02089cc54a07617f5e0d514da
SHA256: 305ea29a406d0413ffbc4aac6d9c9298105acc9b553256544f8035a796128f56
SHA512: 43c8aa6e722bb2237cbb2060bcc2d96d6a2095e1bb5b23cb3012c729f9dfbf94901d35415adebe7556ab6edf91a388fe5ddd0f31d307517924595b1b73b9f5de
Homepage: http://www.tianocore.org
Description: UEFI firmware for 64-bit x86 virtual machines
Description-md5: f5518b7d256400637ca9512a6cfc4bac